Overview
- The proposal would route federal funds straight to individuals through health accounts so people can buy their own coverage or care.
- The White House says it will seek to codify a most-favored-nation policy that ties U.S. drug prices to the lowest prices paid in other countries.
- The plan calls for fully funding ACA cost-sharing reductions for low-income enrollees in Silver plans, which analysts say could lower Silver premiums but raise net costs for some in Bronze and Gold plans.
- Democrats criticized the direct-payment approach as insufficient to address high costs, and it was unclear whether any lawmaker was working to introduce the package.
- The framework bundles earlier Trump-era measures with new transparency and insurer accountability aims, though key details on timing and implementation were not specified.